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This Golden Fleece
A history of Britain's long love affair with wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles.
News of the Dead
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'To tell the story of a country or a continent is surely a great and complex undertaking; but the story of a quiet, unnoticed place where there are few people, fewer memories and almost no reliable records - a place such as Glen Conach - may actually be harder to piece together. The hazier everything becomes, the more whatever facts there are become entangled with myth and legend. . .' Deep in the mountains of north-east Scotland lies Glen Conach, a place of secrets and memories, fable and history. In particular, it holds the stories of three different eras, separated by centuries yet linked by location, by an ancient manuscript an...
I Had to Choose
Some people aren't sure what their sexual orientation is: gay, straight, or bisexual. Various people may tell you what they think your sexual orientation is. But who really decides whether you are gay, straight, or bisexual? More importantly, who decides what you will do? Who decides whether you will date a male or female? Who decides whether you will marry a man or woman? Do these people decide? Or do you decide? When he was a teenager in the late 1960s, David A. Robinson found himself sexually excited looking at muscular, athletic boys. Some people told him he's gay. He had to choose: date girls or boys. He chose girls. His sexual orientation somewhat limited his choice of females, but not to zero. He eventually married a woman and is very happy with her. He tells us how he got there. It wasn't always easy, but it was his choice. Religion had nothing to do with it. Some people say you have no choice about your sexual orientation. But if you want a date, you have to choose: male or female. This is the lively, riveting, true memoir of a man who had to choose: Be who I want to be (straight), or be who some people tell me I am (gay).
Sugar Falls
BASED ON A TRUE STORY* A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalled the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls -- words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive. Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.
The Admiral
Disciplined Life, Determined Athlete, Devoted Christian Kids will be inspired by the compelling story of David “The Admiral” Robinson, who went from the Navy to the NBA, becoming MVP center for the San Antonio Spurs. When David Robinson became MVP center for the San Antonio Spurs, he seemed to have it all—fame, success, wealth, and a wonderful family—but he didn’t feel complete until he found his faith. This is the true story of one man’s disciplined life, how he excelled in academics and sports, and who isn’t afraid to share his utter devotion to God.
David A. Robinson’s Modeling the Oculomotor Control System
Modelling: The Oculomotor Systems, Volume 269 in the Progress in Brain Research serial highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including The function and phylogeny of eye movements, The behavior of motoneurons, Statics of plant mechanics, Dynamics of plant mechanics, The functional operation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, Basic framework of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, Oculomotor signals, Signal processing in the vestibulo-ocular reflex, Plasticity and repair of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, The behavior of the optokinetic system, Models of the optokinetic system, Neurophysiology of the optokinetic system, and much more. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in Progress in Brain Research serial Includes the latest information on Modelling: The Oculomotor Systems
Rough Injustice
FOR A MAN LIKE RICKY BAXTER, FORGIVENESS DOESN'T COME EASILY. Ostensibly just this disabled guy running a simple charity in a London backwater, anyone underestimating Ricky quickly discovers their mistake. He's a man driven to right some of the wrongs of the world - a man who simply doesn't care who gets hurt along the way.Or so he likes to believe. Because when an abused pole dancer comes to him for help, he has little idea of the murky depths of modern-day slavery that he's about to get dragged into. Too late, he finds himself up against violent gangs smuggling migrants across Europe, people who'd go to any extremes to exploit their human cargo for profit. People who make Ricky question himself. Has he really got what it takes to stop these people? Or will he find himself losing the moral high ground, drawn into acting more like the gang leaders themselves and, in the process, sinking to their level?What starts out as a simple matter quickly escalates into a life-or-death struggle against everything he holds dear. The trouble is, as Ricky is about to discover, nothing in life ever goes according to plan ...
Chaplin
David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera; the adulated star who publicly fell from grace after personal and political scandal. This engrossing and definitive work, written with full access to Chaplin's archives, tells the whole story of a brilliant, complex man. David Robinson is a celebrated film critic and historian who wrote for The Times and the Financial Times for sev...
Be the One
Presumptions? or Facts!The State operates on presumptions. Courts operate on presumptions. But what binds me to their presumptions?Where's the contract? What obligations in the contract am I allegedly bound to perform? Did I agree to it? Was the contract valid? Was mutual consideration exchanged? What type of consideration was exchanged? What is in the contract that I am supposed to perform? Was I aware of the contract? Was the contract fully disclosed? Did I sign the contract with my autograph in ink?Statutory laws are public servant codes for society's slaves; for agents of government. We're all presumed to be employees and servants of the state.But, we're servants of God instead; students of the earth, charged with its cultivation and care.
